repl.it just helped someone build a six-figure business for under $400 — and it’s one of the most remarkable founder stories we’ve seen.
Jon Cheney had raised $13M, worked with Meta, Google, and Nestlé, and knew the traditional startup playbook by heart: raise capital, hire developers, wait 18 months.
Then he saw a tweet. Someone had built something serious on Replit in 10 minutes.
So he tried it
himself.In 3 days, he built GenAIPI — an AI-powered training platform with assessments, courses, payments, certifications, and a full admin system.
No coding background. No engineering
team.By week six, it had generated $180,000 in revenue. A traditional build would have cost $105,000 just to begin, and up to $3.2 million to fully launch.
He built it on
repl.it for under $400.
Now he teaches Fortune 500 CEOs how to do the same — showing executives how to build businesses in a weekend using AI. No investors. No dilution.
He owns 100% of it.This is exactly the vision amjad_masad has been...